foithir
See also: fo-ithir
Old Irish
Alternative forms
- fothair
- fuither
Etymology
Possibly from fo + tír.
Noun
foithir f
- a piece of unreclaimed valley or wooded land
Inflection
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Irish: fothair
Mutation
| Old Irish mutation | ||
|---|---|---|
| Radical | Lenition | Nasalization |
| foithir | ḟoithir | foithir pronounced with /v(ʲ)-/ |
| Note: Some of these forms may be hypothetical. Not every possible mutated form of every word actually occurs. | ||
References
- “foithir, fuither” in Dictionary of the Irish Language, Royal Irish Academy, 1913–76.